'xmlParseEntityRef: no name' warnings while loading xml into a php file
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Problem: An XML parser returns the error “xmlParseEntityRef: noname”
Cause: There is a stray ‘&’ (ampersand character) somewhere in the XML text eg. some text & some more text
Solution:
- Solution 1: Remove the ampersand.
- Solution 2: Encode the ampersand (that is replace the
&
character with&
). Remember to Decode when reading the XML text.- Solution 3: Use CDATA sections (text inside a CDATA section will be ignored by the parser.) eg. <![CDATA[some text & some more text]]>
Note: ‘&’ ‘<' '>‘ will all give problems if not handled correctly.